Getting GET “?” variable in laravel

Question

Hello I\'m creating API using REST and Laravel following this article.

Everything works well as expected.

Now, I want to map GET request to recognise variabl

Answer 1

It is not very nice to use native php resources like $_GET as Laravel gives us easy ways to get the variables. As a matter of standard, whenever possible use the resources of the laravel itself instead of pure PHP.

There is at least two modes to get variables by GET in Laravel ( Laravel 5.x or greater):

Mode 1

Route:

Route::get('computers={id}', 'ComputersController@index');

Request (POSTMAN or client...):

http://localhost/api/computers=500

Controler - You can access the {id} paramter in the Controlller by:

public function index(Request $request, $id){
   return $id;
}

Mode 2

Route:

Route::get('computers', 'ComputersController@index');

Request (POSTMAN or client...):

http://localhost/api/computers?id=500

Controler - You can access the ?id paramter in the Controlller by:

public function index(Request $request){
   return $request->input('id');
}